Welcome back, returning candidates

The returning candidate application must be completed by students who:

• Had applied for a scholarship previously as new scholarship applicants and were declined, or;
• Those who are previous scholarship award recipients
• Are current scholarship award recipients.

Application Period: January 31, 2022 to March 22, 2022

Application Deadline: March 22, 2022

Scholarship Recipients Notified: By June 13, 2022

Scholarship Funds Issued: By August 22, 2022

1. The award is valued up to $2,500 in local currency per academic year.
2. The scholarship may be awarded for up to three additional years for qualified applicants. 
3. The scholarships will be applied to tuition only for undergraduate study at accredited, non-profit two or four-year colleges/universities or vocational/technical schools in Canada and US.
4. Students are awarded one award per academic year.
5. The award must be used for the academic year it was awarded, unless winners submit a formal request to have the award deferred.
6. Recipients may transfer from one eligible post-secondary institution to another and retain the award so long as they have proof of transcript from their current institution.
7. If recipients have other scholarships or subsidies which cover portions of tuition costs, Foresters will provide a scholarship which will amount to the lesser of:

1. $2,500 (local currency) or
2. The recipient’s remaining tuition requirements for that given academic year.

Note: Payments will be allocated in the local currency of the country which the institution is located and not the applicant’s country of residence.

Applicant must complete an online returning candidate application form during the Application Period and continue to meet the eligibility requirements as outlined below:

Part A

Meet ONE of the following criteria:

1. Foresters member who is insured under:
   • A full paid-up in-force certificate; or
   • An in-force annuity; or
   • A rider under any of the certificates listed above; or
   • Have an in-force Foresters Social Fraternal Membership
2. The spouse of an eligible Foresters member as defined above
3. Dependent child or grandchild of an eligible Foresters member as defined above.

a. Includes children under the care of a legal guardian who is an eligible Foresters member as defined above

Part B

Meet ALL the criteria:

1. Applicants must be of the age 24 years or under at the time of the application through to the time payment is issued
2. Applicants must be enrolled in full time studies in the academic year they are applying as a returning candidate
3. Applicants must be enrolled full time in the Fall semester
4. Applicants must have a minimum GPA of 3.0 or 75%. This must be reflected on your current transcript
5. Applicants must have completed a minimum of 50 hours of community service within 12 months of the returning candidate application deadline².

Overall weighting of the application components:

• Community Service: 65%
• Grades: 35%

Foresters is mindful of the continued challenges students face due to COVID-19, including the difficulties in earning their full community services hours. For the 2022/2023 scholarship academic year, Foresters will grant a temporary exception for returning candidate applicants to meet a minimum of 25% of the required hours for scholarship awards:

We will continue to monitor the feasibility of safe community service hours. We encourage our applicants to explore virtual volunteer options or activities with proper safety and social distancing measures that align with the regulations imposed by their local government.

The following restrictions apply to the scholarship award:

1. Applicants whose applications have been declined are able to apply for a Competitive Scholarship up to three times by completing the returning candidate application until such time as the recipient’s first post-secondary degree or equivalent is earned at which point the applicants will no longer be eligible for a Competitive Scholarship.
2. The scholarship is applicable only to the first post-secondary degree or diploma sought by the recipient.
3. The scholarship will terminate at the end of any academic year in which the Foresters member, whether the scholarship recipient or the sponsoring member, ceases to be a member of Foresters.
4. If the sponsoring member passes away after the scholarship is awarded, the recipient will still receive the scholarship if he/she meets the requirements under Parts A and B of the “Eligibility” Section of these Guidelines for New Applicants and, in subsequent years, meets the criteria for Returning Candidates.
5. Membership status and eligibility is verified at different stages of the application period and throughout the year.
6. Recipients of Orphan Scholarships are not also eligible to receive the Competitive Scholarship.

Current scholarship award recipients will receive an email from ISTS with detailed instructions on how to reapply as returning candidates for the scholarship close to the Spring application period.

Foresters and International Scholarship and Tuition Services (ISTS) are not responsible for information that is late, unsuccessfully submitted or inaccurately completed).

If you have changed your email address after creating your account, it is your responsibility to immediately update your My Profile page at https://foresters.applyists.net/ForestersRC to ensure that you continue to receive email notifications about your scholarship.